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Published on 10/02/2025

Posts misrepresent old air show accident as 'another plane crash' after US aviation disasters

Editors' choice

Artificial intelligence

Published on 31/01/2025

Fake Mark Carney images emerge as Canada leadership race heats up

Editors' choice

Published on 06/02/2025

No Canada-US agreement to deport 1.2 million 'illegal Indian immigrants'

Published on 11/02/2025

Malaysian chicken sausage producer holds valid halal certification and is not 'pig farming' business

Artificial intelligence

Published on 11/02/2025

Post falsely claims doctored video shows Trump threatening to deport all Ghanaians

Published on 11/02/2025

Clipped video of Taiwan's top China policymaker shared with out-of-context claim about Chinese tourists

Published on 11/02/2025

Posts share visuals from earlier US deportation flights, not migrants flown back to India

Published on 11/02/2025

Video of violent police arrest from India's West Bengal state falsely linked to mega-festival

Published on 10/02/2025

US wildfire data misused following devastating LA wildfires

Published on 10/02/2025

Experts dispel 'crushed stones' Facebook tip to ward off snakes

Published on 10/02/2025

Trump-Yoon banner hung by right-wing South Korean group, not US military

Published on 10/02/2025

Footage of Indian train conductor bribe unrelated to Hindu festival

Published on 10/02/2025

China unpaid wages case sparks misinformation on city's currency

Published on 09/02/2025

Video of Muslim gathering in Pakistan falsely shared as Bangladesh 'mini-hajj'

Published on 07/02/2025

No evidence smart meters impacted homes during LA fires

Published on 07/02/2025

Federal judge did not invalidate Joe Biden's preemptive pardons

Published on 07/02/2025

Posts vastly exaggerate Nigeria’s HIV infections after US pauses aid

Published on 07/02/2025

Malaysian authorities say DNA test only prerequisite for birth registrations in specific cases

Artificial intelligence

Published on 07/02/2025

Video claiming to show Ethiopian missiles is AI-generated

Published on 07/02/2025

Posts target South Korean judge with doctored Chinese flag picture

Published on 07/02/2025

Edited clip shared in posts discrediting news coverage of protests calling for Duterte's impeachment

Published on 07/02/2025

Clip of Thai PM speech on scam centres manipulated to add fake subtitles

Published on 06/02/2025

Musk amplifies fake report claiming USAID paid celebrities to support Zelensky

Published on 06/02/2025

Post falsely claims Trump’s deportation order does not affect Nigerians

Published on 06/02/2025

Misrepresented video of Burmese workers protest fans anti-migrant sentiment in Thailand

Published on 06/02/2025

Tourist misidentified as Bill Gates at India holy site

Myanmar military coup

Published on 06/02/2025

Old protest pictures misrepresented as Myanmar workers demanding higher pay

Published on 06/02/2025

Clip of Muslim conversion filmed in November 2023, not motivated by LA wildfires

Published on 06/02/2025

South Korean president's supporters target priest with 'communist' jibe

Published on 05/02/2025

Afghanistan photo misrepresented as deportation flight under Trump

Published on 05/02/2025

RFK Jr Senate hearing resurrects Lyme disease bioweapon conspiracy theory

Published on 05/02/2025

Video shows Tanzanian truck drivers – not soldiers – stranded in DRC conflict zone

Published on 05/02/2025

Old video shows SA president rejecting Trump land grab claims in 2018, not 2025

Published on 05/02/2025

Clip shows India stone-pelting ritual, not fighting at Kumbh Mela festival

Published on 05/02/2025

Experts rubbish 'dangerous' posts touting bitter melon as treatment for rabies

Philippine elections 2025

Published on 05/02/2025

Fabricated poll spurs baseless claims Philippines ex-leader Duterte 'losing support' in stronghold city

Artificial intelligence

Published on 04/02/2025

Fake image of plane circulates after Washington tragedy

Published on 04/02/2025

Videos misidentify dancer as person arrested in Canada fentanyl case

Published on 04/02/2025

Unrelated clip of massive fire falsely linked to Bangladesh 'mini-Hajj'

Published on 04/02/2025

Video of old monk falsely linked to India's Kumbh Mela mega-festival

Artificial intelligence

Published on 04/02/2025

AI-generated video of 'LA firefighters saving animals' fools on Facebook

Published on 04/02/2025

Old Covid lockdown footage misrepresented as HMPV 'emergency' in China

Philippine elections 2025

Published on 04/02/2025

False posts on 'drug test exemption' for Philippine police, military share edited clip

Published on 03/02/2025

Clip shows Pakistan missile test in 2022, not 'after recent US sanctions'

Published on 03/02/2025

Old photo used to claim ex-sect leader attacked in 2025 amid rift with Kenya ex-deputy leader

Published on 03/02/2025

Doctored photo fuels false claim Indonesian president 'sacked police chief'

Bangladesh unrest

Published on 03/02/2025

Footage of Bangladesh student clashes falsely shared as Hindu killing

Philippine elections 2025

Published on 03/02/2025

Misrepresented ballot template spurs false Philippine election claims

Published on 31/01/2025

Trump omits role in FAA hiring while blaming diversity for plane crash

Published on 31/01/2025

Helicopter pilot in mid-air collision falsely named as transgender service member

Published on 31/01/2025

Posts falsely claim Trump imposed ban on all Nigerian politicians visiting the US

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